The First Post, The Introduction

HR 3200 IH

111th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3200

To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 14, 2009

Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. STARK, Mr. PALLONE, and Mr. ANDREWS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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Who are these people?

Rep. John Dingell, Democrat, 15th District, Michigan

Rep. Charlie Rangel, Democrat, 15th District, New York

Rep. Henry Waxman, Democrat, 30th District, California

Rep. George Miller, Democrat, 7th District, California

Rep. Fortney (Pete) Stark, Democrat, 13th District, California

Rep. Frank Pallone, Democrat, 6th District, New Jersey

Rep. Rob Andrews, Democrat, 1st District, New Jersey

The House Energy and Commerce Committee

The House Ways and Means Committee

The House Education and Labor Committee

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee

The House Budget Committee

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A BILL

To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF DIVISIONS, TITLES, AND SUBTITLES.

(a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the ‘America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009’.

(b) Table of Divisions, Titles, and Subtitles- This Act is divided into divisions, titles, and subtitles as follows:

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Table of Division not actually listed.  Please click on links above to see them.


I intend to read this thing, not just skim it, and in the process, refer to the sections that each part makes reference to, so as not to lose the meaning in each line.  I'm not doing this for any other purpose than to really understand this thing, and not just talk about it based on someone else's interpretation.  If anyone reads this with me, you don't have to agree with my interpretation, if you have another one, please share.  As said previously, this is not intended to debate IF it should exist, but WHAT is actually says.  I want to know, and I felt it was wasteful to use a bunch of paper to figure it out.

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